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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7192479" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>Take a look at the first bit about Kobolds on wikipedia:</p><p></p><p>"Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and a candle. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children. Kobolds who live in human homes wear the clothing of peasants; those who live in mines are hunched and ugly; and kobolds who live on ships smoke pipes and wear sailor clothing.</p><p></p><p>Legends tell of three major types of kobolds. Most commonly, the creatures are house spirits of ambivalent nature; while they sometimes perform domestic chores, they play malicious tricks if insulted or neglected."</p><p></p><p>If I told a bunch of veteran D&D players that there were kobold in a village, I would be using a shared, common understanding about the creatures in the D&D universe* as a shorthand, not referring to the house spirits who could look like a candle.</p><p></p><p>So, let's keep on topic discussing just D&D Vampires.</p><p></p><p>I put a * next to "D&D universe" because yes, you can call out something different specifically and it makes a strong statement about the setting, such as Darksun dwarves vs. the standard D&D dwarves. And that's what's happening here. (Though not the creature - they are still vulnerable to other sunlight, but the setting.)</p><p></p><p>The OP is asking if that change makes it better, or does it introduce logical inconsistencies (undead staying inside during the day when there is no need) as well as weaken the expected horror tropes (oh, it can't be that real of a vampire if sunlight doesn't hurt it, it's just another monster) instead of strengthening the horror.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7192479, member: 20564"] Take a look at the first bit about Kobolds on wikipedia: "Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and a candle. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children. Kobolds who live in human homes wear the clothing of peasants; those who live in mines are hunched and ugly; and kobolds who live on ships smoke pipes and wear sailor clothing. Legends tell of three major types of kobolds. Most commonly, the creatures are house spirits of ambivalent nature; while they sometimes perform domestic chores, they play malicious tricks if insulted or neglected." If I told a bunch of veteran D&D players that there were kobold in a village, I would be using a shared, common understanding about the creatures in the D&D universe* as a shorthand, not referring to the house spirits who could look like a candle. So, let's keep on topic discussing just D&D Vampires. I put a * next to "D&D universe" because yes, you can call out something different specifically and it makes a strong statement about the setting, such as Darksun dwarves vs. the standard D&D dwarves. And that's what's happening here. (Though not the creature - they are still vulnerable to other sunlight, but the setting.) The OP is asking if that change makes it better, or does it introduce logical inconsistencies (undead staying inside during the day when there is no need) as well as weaken the expected horror tropes (oh, it can't be that real of a vampire if sunlight doesn't hurt it, it's just another monster) instead of strengthening the horror. [/QUOTE]
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